English Dictionary

stochastic process

noun

(mathematics, probability theory) A function that maps elements of an index set to elements of a collection of random variables; historically, a collection of random variables indexed by a set of numbers usually regarded as points in time.

A stochastic process is a mathematical model used to describe the evolution of a system over time.

意味（1）

(mathematics, probability theory) A function that maps elements of an index set to elements of a collection of random variables; historically, a collection of random variables indexed by a set of numbers usually regarded as points in time.

A stochastic process 𝜁ₜ is a family of random variables that depends on a parameter t, usually called time. […] Two important properties stochastic processes may have are given in the following definition.